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Boy, 11, beaten to death over a 9-hour period [Mom let her abusive boyfriend babysit her child]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | February 13, 2012 | Amy McConnell Schaarsmith

Posted on 02/13/2012 10:19:17 PM PST by grundle

A Knoxville man left to watch over his girlfriend's 11-year-old son while she was at work beat the boy to death over a span of nine hours on Saturday, according to Pittsburgh police.

The 29-year-old boyfriend, Anthony Bush, told police that he began beating the boy, Donovan McKee, with wooden sticks shortly after noon when Donovan failed to vacuum their apartment at 107 Knox Ave. in Beltzhoover as Mr. Bush had instructed, according to a police criminal complaint. The beatings, Mr. Bush told police, lasted until about 9 p.m.

"During the beatings, at times, the sticks would break and Bush would order Donovan to clean up the pieces of the broken sticks," the complaint states, "Bush stated he would take breaks, get new sticks, and continue beating the child throughout the day."

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office has ruled Donovan's death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head, trunk and extremities.

Mr. Bush, who has been charged with endangering the welfare of children and criminal homicide, told police he used at least three sticks, and that he struck Donovan with at least "one clean" head shot during the incident, according to the complaint. Donovan's 5-year-old brother was home at the time and witnessed some of the attacks, but was not harmed, according to the police.

Mr. Bush told police he had been having problems with Donovan lately and knew that he was going to have to discipline him for his behavior. He also told police he had to wait until after the boy's mother, Cynthia McKee, left for work because she often stopped him when he disciplined the children.

Mr. Bush lived at the apartment with Ms. McKee and her sons.

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To: wardaddy
At first, I'm shocked seeing that. I figured it would be 'and other.' What runs through my head is beating after argument on discipline when 'and other' loses his cool.

However, thinking further about it, I'm less surprised. Not because of abuse cases, but insurance money and "getting rid of burdens". Diane Downs type of situations.

21 posted on 02/13/2012 10:51:08 PM PST by Darren McCarty (Rick Santorum in the primary)
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To: grundle
">>>Later in the evening, the complaint states, Mr. Bush noticed Donovan's "head did not feel right" and that he had a large cut on his arm. Mr. Bush told police that he got a needle and thread and sewed up Donovan's wound."

GASP!

RIP Donovan

22 posted on 02/13/2012 10:53:58 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: grundle

Animals. Rabid animals. I include the “mother.”

They should be treated as such...


23 posted on 02/13/2012 10:54:17 PM PST by piytar (Rebellion is here! Free Republic is on the front line! NEVER SURRENDER!)
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To: wardaddy

I’m guessing Cardassian-Klingon.


24 posted on 02/13/2012 10:54:23 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: grundle

Donovan McKee

25 posted on 02/13/2012 10:54:29 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: cherry
I'm sorry to say this but males have no business babysitting children that are not their own....nature is nature...men and women are different afterall folks...

They aren't that different. Male humans aren't male lions or grizzly bears that go around killing any young that aren't their own. The overwhelming majority of men are decent people who would act to protect any innocent - smearing all men with the actions of a few vicious thugs is ridiculous.
26 posted on 02/13/2012 10:57:34 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: gunsequalfreedom; cherry
I'm sorry to say this but males have no business babysitting children that are not their own....nature is nature...men and women are different afterall folks...
That is the most absurd post of the year. Wow. Shocking.


Makes me wonder if 'Cherry's parents had any children that lived.
I concur G.E.F., most absurd post of the year.
27 posted on 02/13/2012 10:57:34 PM PST by mkjessup (Let's do to Mitt what his Irish Setter did to him while tied to the roof rack of his station wagon!)
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To: grundle

Better that a millstone......

:-(


28 posted on 02/13/2012 11:04:21 PM PST by Bobalu (It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
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To: grundle

I want both the boy friend and mother to be beaten then revived beaten again revived and shot revived and shot again and then left to die.


29 posted on 02/13/2012 11:07:07 PM PST by svcw (Only difference between Romney & BH is one thinks he will be god & other one thinks he already is.)
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To: youngidiot

Pinky’s got a lot of hot dates waiting, just before the Cons finish him off.


30 posted on 02/13/2012 11:07:20 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: cherry

It is not males, it is ‘not the father’.
If you study primates the ‘not the father’ will almost always beat or kill their not the spring.
A guy named Desmond Morse (sp) wrote a series of books viewing humans as animals (he was an animal specialist). Very interesting.
The ‘not the father’ in most primate cultures killed or damaged the other man’s offspring.
The bottom line, biological father and mother is the optimum place for offspring.


31 posted on 02/13/2012 11:11:55 PM PST by svcw (Only difference between Romney & BH is one thinks he will be god & other one thinks he already is.)
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To: svcw; cherry

We are not animals. Yes a committed loving marriage is the best place for children. However, you are smearing all the wonderful adoptive fathers and stepfathers that love their non biological children as their own.

Cherry, I have read back on some of your posts. Whatever your problems with the men in your life you would be well served to stop projecting them on all men.


32 posted on 02/13/2012 11:20:39 PM PST by christianhomeschoolmommaof3
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To: christianhomeschoolmommaof3

You are correct.
I guess I did not make myself clear.
Mores(sp) wrote a series of books as though humans were animals, there were some interesting conclusions.
Biological men treat their off spring very differently than non biological men.
If you watch these issue it is almost never the biological man who is abusive but the not the biological man in the child’s life.


33 posted on 02/13/2012 11:26:43 PM PST by svcw (Only difference between Romney & BH is one thinks he will be god & other one thinks he already is.)
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To: gunsequalfreedom

Not really. Most abuse and killing of young children is done by non biological males that are involved with the mother. They usually resent the attention that women give the young children, since they are not their own offspring. Even natural fathers get jealous of a mother’s attention for her children.

There is a reason that orphanages were always considered (and mostly were) evil. A genetic interest in your own offspring is natural. To feel about children as you would your own offspring is not natural. You’re designed to be attached to your own offspring-—women much more than males because of their hormones in giving birth and their nature. Males need more incentive to care for children—and if they are not moral, they will not care for the kids.

Godly people only care and can possibly love other people’s kids—but never as much as their mother should. The mother needs to be in prison also.


34 posted on 02/13/2012 11:29:10 PM PST by savagesusie (Right Reason According to Nature = Just Law)
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To: svcw; cherry

The conclusion drawn in the study does not prove causation.
Men like this prey on single women with children. The fact they they aren’t bio children does not breed the violence.

However, in Cherry’s first post she outright slanders all men by saying they shouldn’t be left alone with a child not biologically connected to them. Sorry adoptive fathers, I guess you can’t be trusted.


35 posted on 02/13/2012 11:36:16 PM PST by christianhomeschoolmommaof3
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To: cherry

At this very moment my 7 year old godson is asleep on my couch while his mother attends her grandfathers funeral and his father is serving in Kuwait. He is in the safest place in the world for him besides being with his Mom and Dad. This “non-biological” male is the big dog in this house and he will kill anyone who would do this child harm.

Your broad brush was if not ludicrous was at least maliscious, there are many men out here who understand the need to protect those entrusted to our care. He comes to me alot because dad is not available right now and he needs a males’ guidance for things mommy cannot understand. God forbid someone who would do him harm or any of my God children, my children, or my grandchildren. Death will not come easy for them! Prison does not scare me. All the children are precious!

In Donovans’ case, he had an abusive mother, neglect is child abuse, who chose to lie down with dogs and Donavan paid the price for her neglect and gross stupidity.

Any man who would harm a child is lower than the animals and deserves whatever and as much pain and suffering as can be inflicted.


36 posted on 02/13/2012 11:45:08 PM PST by Leofl (I'm from Texas, we don't dial 9-11)
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To: cherry
I'm sorry to say this but males have no business babysitting children that are not their own....nature is nature...men and women are different afterall folks...

What an ugly, bigoted post.

When I was a (male) teenager I used to babysit the neighbors' younger kids. Somehow I managed to avoid beating them to death, despite what you apparently believe is my defective "nature."

Take your misandry and shove it.

37 posted on 02/13/2012 11:59:34 PM PST by TChad
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To: TChad

When my son was young(gonna be 40 soon) I always tried to get some of the jr. High teens from church to babysit. They played with him, read, spent time etc. The girls just were on the phone or tried to sneak in their boyfriends.


38 posted on 02/14/2012 12:12:09 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is... tell your storm how BIG your God is!)
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To: grundle

Bush’s fault.


39 posted on 02/14/2012 12:14:30 AM PST by butterbean
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To: grundle

Bush’s fault.


40 posted on 02/14/2012 12:14:57 AM PST by butterbean
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